Senior Sustaining Quality Engineer

bevicareers; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bevi is seeking a Senior Sustaining Quality Engineer to join its manufacturing and quality team in the Boston area. You will lead quality initiatives, collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and field service, and drive proactive improvements to ensure product quality and reliability.

You will apply APQP, PFMEA, and quality-control methodologies, manage supplier changes, and deliver data-driven metrics to leadership. Travel up to 20% is expected, with a hybrid on-site schedule.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years minimum work experience as Quality Engineer or 2-3 years at a Senior QE level.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Experience with APQP, PFMEA, quality control plans, PPAP, and root cause problem solving tools such as 8D.
• Ability to travel up to 20% (domestic and perhaps international).

Responsibilities

• Lead quality team in product quality issue identification driving design changes and ECOs on production products.
• Lead subject matter expert for Customer Care and Field Service to triage and resolve quality issues.
• Apply APQP framework to product, process, and supplier changes.
• Lead implementation and upkeep of quality processes (CTQs, PFMEAs, QCPs, MSA/GR&R, FAI, Ok2Ship).
• Generate and present quality KPIs to leadership and oversee supplier quality data.

Skills

Quality Engineering

APQP

PFMEA

Root Cause Analysis

Process Improvement

Cross-functional Leadership

Statistical Tools

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

ASQ CQE/CQA (plus)

Tools

SPC Tools

8D Method

Job description

Bevi is on a mission to transform how beverages are delivered and consumed. Our connected beverage platform eliminates the need for single-use bottles and cans, making it easy, fun, and sustainable to stay hydrated. As the category leader in IoT-enabled beverage technology, we’re building a future where Bevi machines are everywhere people live, work, and connect. We’ve raised over $160M in venture capital, serve thousands of customers across the US, Canada, UK and Ireland, and we’ve been rapidly growing year over year, saving over 1 billion bottles from waste. In addition to driving hypergrowth with our current product line, Bevi is heavily investing in new product development.

We are seeking a Senior Sustaining Quality Engineer to join Bevi’s manufacturing and quality team. This role reports to the Director of Quality Engineering, and will be responsible for measuring, improving, and maintaining the quality of Bevi’s products. The Senior Sustaining Quality Engineer will work closely with sustaining engineering, manufacturing, and field service teams to identify and prioritize targets for improvement. The ideal candidate will embrace the Bevi core values, learning new skills, working across disciplines, and driving issues to completion.

Your Day to Day

• Lead quality team in product quality issue identification driving design changes and ECOs on production products to ensure quality and reliability standards of components, subsystems, and final product are met.
• Lead subject matter expert for our Customer Care and Field Service team to triage and resolve quality issues impacting our end-customers and ensure top level quality metrics are met.
• Apply an Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) framework to product, process, and supplier changes to drive a proactive approach to quality and minimize reactive risks.
• Lead the implementation and upkeep of key quality processes such as: defining CTQs, PFMEAs, quality control plans, MSA/GR&R, FAI, and Ok2Ship.
• Ensure excellent manufacturing quality through tight process controls, preventive measures, and timely corrective action implementation.
• Lead quality actions with the Supply Chain team to qualify new and alternate suppliers and manage supplier changes.
• Act as the technical liaison between Engineering, Manufacturing and Suppliers to ensure requirements are understood and can be met.
• Facilitate and lead cross-functional teams for full Root Cause Analysis for failures in manufacturing and/or originating at end-customers.
• Regularly generate, publish, and present quality KPIs and other relevant company metrics to leadership.
• Maintain suppliers’ quality data collection activities and run reports on a periodic basis to summarize data and to initiate and recommend suppliers’ continual improvement activities.

Requirements

• Passionate about delivering best-in-class quality to customers and stakeholders
• 5-7 years minimum work experience as Quality Engineer or 2-3 years at a Senior QE level. Sustaining engineering experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead with an appropriate blend of tenacity and grace while acting as a culture carrier during periods of growth and challenge.
• Strong communicator able to facilitate discussion and present data to all levels of the internal and external organization
• Strong analytical and technical skills are necessary to interpret specifications and drawings and perform problem solving and data analysis leading to improvement initiatives
• Very strong background in APQP, statistical tools, PFMEAs, quality control plans, PPAP, and root cause problem solving tools such as 8D
• Experience leading Process Improvement Teams and managing major projects
• Experience in using SPC tools and a deep understanding in how to apply them when measuring process reliability and repeatability in the supply chain
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering
• Experience with the commercial appliance industry and knowledge of NSF and UL standards is a plus
• ASQ certifications of CQE and CQA are a plus
• Ability to be in the office 4-5 days per week
• NOTE: Must be able to travel up to 20%. Travel will mainly be domestic, but some international travel will be required if needed

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Compensation Philosophy

• Market-driven - We anchor pay decisions in real-time market data
• Performance-based - We reward individual impact, not just tenure
• Equitable - We ensure fairness across teams, roles, and demographics
• Growth-focused - We invest in talent that scales with Bevi
• Total Rewards approach - We strategically balance base pay, bonuses, benefits, and equity

The posted compensation range reflects the salary* for this position. Some roles may be eligible for a commission plan or a bonus incentive. All Bevi employees receive equity in the form of stock options. All full-time